Jessica Chasmar

Seattle Seahawks block Californians from buying tickets to NFC title game

Some football fans are crying foul after the Seattle Seahawks announced they will not be selling tickets to the NFC championship game to fans with a California billing address.

January 13, 2014

Car bomb kills 6 civilians in Iraq during U.N. chief visit

At least 6 civilians were killed and 13 others wounded after a car bomb exploded on a commercial street in northern Baghdad Monday.

January 13, 2014

Texas gun show loses county contract for refusing background checks

The lease for a long-running gun show in Texas will not be renewed after both the show's operator and Travis County refused to budge on background checks.

January 13, 2014

Facebook removes woman’s weight-loss photos: report

The wife of Washington's former attorney general is outraged to learn that Facebook has removed photos of her dramatic weight loss because it claims that showing off her "fat pants" is "promoting idealized physical appearances."

January 12, 2014

Police investigate Justin Bieber in egg assault on neighbor’s home

Justin Bieber has found himself in yet another neighborly dispute after he was accused of throwing eggs at someone else's home in their gated Calabasas neighborhood on Thursday night.

January 12, 2014

French ‘first girlfriend’ admitted to hospital after reports of Hollande affair

The long-term girlfriend of French President Francois Hollande was admitted to the hospital following reports of an affair between her boyfriend and actress Julie Gayet, sources said Sunday.

January 12, 2014

Permit to hunt endangered black rhino auctioned for $350K

A permit to hunt an endangered African black rhino in Namibia was auctioned off for $350,000 in Dallas Saturday night.

January 12, 2014

Sexting Canadian girl found guilty of distributing child porn

A 16-year-old girl is believed to be the first case in Canada to be found guilty of distributing child pornography in a sexting case.

January 12, 2014

Pimp brutally stomps man while wearing Jordans; sues Nike for damages

An Oregon pimp claims in a $100 million lawsuit that Nike is partially responsible for his brutal beating against a john while he was wearing the company's shoes.

January 12, 2014

‘The Partridge Family’s‘ David Cassidy arrested again for DUI

Former "Partridge Family" star David Cassidy faces his third DUI charge after failing a field sobriety test in Los Angeles on Friday night.

January 12, 2014

Red Hot Chili Peppers to join Bruno Mars in Super Bowl halftime show

The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be joining Bruno Mars at next month's Super Bowl halftime show, the National Football League has confirmed.

January 12, 2014

Dallas police chief fires officers on social media

A Dallas police chief apparently decided that simply firing his officers for poor behavior wasn't enough — he needed to publicly shame them.

January 9, 2014

‘Martyr’ killings of Christians nearly double since 2012: Open Doors survey

The number of Christians killed for their faith around the world nearly doubled in 2013 from the year prior, an annual survey has revealed.

January 9, 2014

FBI sending dozens of agents to help secure Sochi Olympics

FBI Director James Comey is sending dozens of agents and specialists to Russia ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in efforts to prevent any possible terror threats.

January 9, 2014

Kentucky Democrat accidentally fires gun in Capitol office: ‘It happens’

A Kentucky lawmaker's handgun accidentally fired while she was trying to unload it in her Capitol Annex office on the first day of the legislative session.

January 9, 2014

Sean Penn enlists police escort for trek from restaurant to car

Three armed sheriff deputies were called to safely escort actor Sean Penn out of a West Hollywood restaurant and into his car, TMZ confirmed.

January 9, 2014

China to ban indoor smoking by 2014: report

China, the world's largest tobacco consumer, is set to ban smoking in all public areas nationwide by 2014.

January 9, 2014

Pakistani boy dies stopping suicide bomber at school entrance

A 14-year-old Pakistani boy has earned hero status in the country after he died confronting a suicide bomber at the main gate of his school, police said.

January 9, 2014

First fatal case of H5N1 bird flu in North America

A person in Alberta, Canada, died this week from a case of H5N1 bird flu, the first such case in North America, Canadian officials confirmed Wednesday.

January 9, 2014